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Paper illustration of a team retrospective with three separate Start, Stop, and Continue areas and a shared action list.
Agile
Start Stop Continue
Paper illustration for Ivy Lee Method
Operations
Ivy Lee Method
Paper notes move from an inbox to action, project and calendar collections.
Operations
Getting Things Done
Purposedifferent
When a team wants to deliberately adjust its working behavior, it makes habits visible and assessable. It focuses on concrete changes instead of diffuse mood.With a restless workday full of too many open items, the method creates radical simplicity. It directs attention to a short sequence instead of a broad, still-open field.With many open commitments and ideas in daily life, a reliable external storage system emerges. The method relieves the mind so priority and context don't have to compete in memory.
Complexitydifferent
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Timedifferent
30-60 min5-10 min daily1-2 h Setup, laufend
Participantsdifferent
3-1211
Formatdifferent
WorkshopAsyncAsync
Outputdifferent
Start Stop Continue Board, Improvement ActionsDaily Priority List, Completion NotesAction Lists, Project List, Review Routine
Tagsno overlap
RetrospectiveImprovementTeamReflection
PrioritizationProductivityExecution
ProductivityPlanningTasksExecution
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A structured reflection surfaces what was liked, learned, lacked, and longed for. It is a conversation format and does not validate actions automatically.
Agile
4Ls Retrospective
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Operations
Eat the Frog
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Agile
Sailboat Retrospective